Mr. Yangui

Chapter 50

These days, Li Wuchang is very busy.

On the one hand, restaurants and clothing stores must be prepared.

On the other hand, Li Wuchang often went to Zheng's mansion to treat Mrs. Zheng's illness, tell her jokes, play mahjong with her, and even give her acupuncture and decoction.

Seeing the old lady's body getting stronger day by day, the Zheng family father and son were very grateful. Besides Li Wuchang's consultation fee, they even sent a big gift to Li's residence.

This was a surprise for Li Lingwu. He had little contact with Zheng Heng on weekdays. Now because of Li Wuchang's relationship, Zheng Heng actually came to thank him in person. He also said that he had just joined the Ministry of Rites and asked Li Lingwu to teach him a lot. This is undoubtedly a sign good sign.

Although Li Lingwu remained calm, he was secretly delighted, thinking to himself that his fourth son, Li Wuchang, had brought an ally with such great potential to the Li family without making any noise.

Under such circumstances, Li Lingwu pulled Li Wuchang to encourage him for the first time, which made Li Wuchang bewildered, and made the eldest wife Zhang panic inexplicably.

On the fourth day of February, Li Wuchang's long-prepared restaurant opened.

The scene was very grand, Li Wuchang made enough gimmicks, pulled all the celebrities he knew over there, and held a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Two of the five sons of Chang'an came, Li Wufeng and Guo Yunlei.

There are also Zhou Chengwang, Zheng Wenlong, Han Dade and other famous sons in Chang'an City.

In addition, there are sons from other places, such as Zhu Changxing, the young leader of the Hanshui Gang, and Mr. Su Ming from the Jiangnan Su family.

Not to mention, that little girl Guo Yunling knew that Li Wuchang was going to open a restaurant, so she even called Lin Qin and Lu Ting to support the scene, which caused a sensation.

The biggest sensation was the presence of the Second Highness Lu Xuandong in person, leading Lin Ying to congratulate Li Wuchang, which was unexpected by Li Wuchang.

The name of the restaurant is Dongli Restaurant, which is taken from "picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence, and seeing Nanshan leisurely", which is full of poetry.

The guys inside are very professional and enthusiastic, and they have all received brief training.

There are roughly two types of private rooms in restaurants.

One is specially provided for scholars and Confucians. The interior is elegant and the walls are covered with various poems. Of course, it is the masterpiece of Li Wuchang's "cousin". They are all very classic poems, which attracted a group of Confucian scholars to change Sven, full of praise, took the shopkeeper's hand to see the author.

The shopkeeper naturally told them that the author had passed away, which aroused endless emotions, exclaiming that heaven is jealous of talents, and the shopkeeper took the opportunity to tell them that they must come often. Although those authors died, they left a lot of poems. Take it out and hang it on the wall of the private room for everyone to watch, and it aroused the infinite expectations of these scholars and scholars, and they said that they must come often.

The other kind of private room is more ordinary, but it is also quite extraordinary, with a very delicate layout. It is the first choice for friends to gather and chat. More bold friends also like to patronize. Sometimes when you walk into a private room, you will hear all kinds of drinking orders, all of which are taught by the staff. of.

The drinking order is very vulgar and naive, but it is very popular among people in the quackery. According to the folks, it was invented by the hotel owner.

Like what, who is lewd, I am lewd, who is lewd, you are lewd.

Otherwise, people are floating in the rivers and lakes, how can they not be stabbed, and you will be hacked to death with a knife, and I will be hacked to death with a knife.

What's more, I walked here and there, just looking for flowers and willows, walking here and there, and drinking golden wine.

There are even more naive ones, which are counting the legs of the toad. A toad has one mouth, two eyes and four legs.

I often see a few big guys who are drunk and laughing wantonly while counting the legs of toads.

In addition to the private rooms, the hall is also very good. There is a table dedicated to performances, sometimes juggling, sometimes singing and dancing.

There is also an old man who tells a story about a goblin called The Legend of the White Snake. The story is very pleasant to listen to, and the old man’s eloquence is also very good. After a while, after a meal, he would finish a sentence, and then he would follow up with a sentence of predicting the future and listening to the next chapter. Often this time would cause a lot of wailing, but the old man would not return to the scene, and said lightly what he wanted to hear Continue tomorrow night.

In addition to these features, the food at Dongli Restaurant is very delicious. The dishes are never seen in other restaurants. It makes people linger and forget to return, and they can't wait to eat it with their fingers.

Dayan's dishes are very monotonous and tasteless, so Li Wuchang pondered a lot of dishes and taught them to the professional chefs hired by the restaurant. The chefs have the recipes and add their own experience, so the fried dishes are better than other restaurants. grade.

I remember when Li Wuchang opened the business, all of Li Wuchang’s cronies and friends were full of food, saying that the cook at home could die, what’s more, Li Wuchang scolded him for wanting to hire a restaurant chef at a high price just give up.

There is also a kind of wine in the restaurant, called Erguotou, which is very popular. It became famous within a few days and was promoted as the best wine, but the price is a bit expensive, but it still can't stop people's enthusiasm.

This kind of wine called Erguotou is not only mellow, but also overbearing. More importantly, it is not as cloudy as other wines. It is very clear, looks like clear water, and tastes very good.

Of course this was figured out by Li Wuchang. He bought a workshop and experimented many times before he got it out. As soon as he got it out, that guy Jiang Minglun went crazy. Seeing Li Wuchang wryly smile, good guy, drinking undiluted alcohol so happily, Jiang Minglun is also a talent.

Dongli Restaurant is so distinctive that it attracts a large number of customers. After visiting once, they become repeat customers.

In addition, Li Wuchang has launched various promotional activities.

For example, if you spend more than ten taels, you will get one tael less, and if you buy three at Erguotou, you will get one free. If you spend more than 20 taels, you will be given a slip, and you can get a discount of three taels if you show the slip next time.

There are also a variety of premium packages, which are dazzling.

It gives people a feeling that if you don't spend more, you will lose money.

Therefore, the business of Dongli Restaurant is booming, and it can be said that it is making money every day.

These methods of Li Wuchang are amazing, Zhao Xun and Jiang Minglun gave a thumbs up, saying that Li Wuchang is simply a genius in business.

The Guo brothers and sisters looked at Li Wuchang curiously for a long time, and felt that their father Guo Hongyi was not as powerful as Li Wuchang.

After Li Lingwu received the news, he brought Li Hu, Li Qing, and Li Zhongyue and his brothers to join in the fun. As a result, all four of them were attracted by Erguotou, and shouted at the shopkeeper that they wanted more than a dozen pots to go home.

The old shopkeeper knew Li Lingwu's identity, so he didn't dare to neglect, but he didn't dare to agree, saying that the supply of this wine was in short supply, and if more than a dozen jars were removed, the restaurant would not be supplied tomorrow, and the guests would scold him.

The restaurant has a set of regulations, and no one is allowed to violate the regulations. The old shopkeeper, with a generous salary, of course dare not violate it.

Li Lingwu's request to move wine violated the regulations.

"Your boss is my nephew. If you tell you to move, you can move. What are you talking about?" Li Hu is very arrogant. He likes high-handed wine. He wanted to move some back, but was rejected by the old shopkeeper.

The old shopkeeper was about to cry, and said: "Of course the little old man knows the identities of the distinguished guests, but the little old man dare not agree without the boss saying anything. You guys just feel sorry for the little old man, why don't you let the little old man ask for instructions?"

Then he winked at the boy who just came to serve the food. Although the boy didn't know Li Lingwu and others, he was very clever. Seeing the helplessness on the old shopkeeper's face, he judged that these customers might be looking for trouble. So get out immediately.

Hmph, if you dare to make trouble, I'll tell my boss right now, my boss just came today, the guy thought bitterly.

Li Lingwu looked at the old shopkeeper, but he was not angry, and said with a smile: "Unexpectedly, Wuchang has a way of handling people's hearts."

Li Hu and the others also laughed and continued to drink.

"Boss, this is the private room. There are a few people who seem to be embarrassing shopkeeper Chen." The guy's voice.

"I'd like to see, who dares to come to the place where I am Li Er's fool, grandma is a bear, see if I don't let him have chicken feathers and duck blood." Li Wuchang's voice followed.

"Young master Leng, leave these trivial matters to me and Brother Xun, why should you do it yourself, you still have to prepare for our clothing store, please... By the way, models, right?" Another sound.

Li Wuchang, Zhao Xun, and Jiang Minglun came to Li Lingwu's private room under the leadership of the staff. They were going to give a good lesson to those who came to make trouble, but when they saw Li Lingwu and the others, they were taken aback, changed their expressions, and said respectfully: " Father, three uncles, why are you here?"

It was the first time for Zhao Xun and Jiang Minglun to see Li Lingwu and others. Hearing Li Wuchang's voice, they hurriedly cupped their hands and said, "Hello, Lord Commander, hello to the three adults."

The man was frightened, and hurriedly bowed his head, not daring to speak.

Li Lingwu smiled and said: "What's the matter, we are not welcome?"

Li Wuchang sat down, poured wine for a few elders in a doggy manner, and said with a smile: "How can I, I'm too happy... Oh, by the way, let me introduce, these two are my good friends , Zhao Xun and Jiang Minglun, these days they are protecting me, preventing another Khitan spies from assassinating me."

Several people were taken aback for a moment, thinking that these two should be Li Wuchang's helpers.

Li Hu's eyes were bright, and he said: "The two little brothers are very skilled. I don't know how the two of you became friends with my nephew?"

Zhao Xun replied: "Back to Master Li, the two younger ones are both natives of Chang'an City. They both received the favor of Mr. Leng...the fourth son, so they have been working with him. As for the skills, they are only average. Both of us If you haven't reached the seventh rank, you won't be able to get into the eyes of Lord Commander and several adults."

Li Lingwu and the others sighed inwardly, Li Wuchang is really not simple, he actually accepted such talents, and from the tone of their speech, the relationship is really strong.

If it's not at the seventh rank, then it's at the sixth rank.

Such a young sixth grader is almost the same as Li Wufeng.

Li Wuchang laughed, and said: "Why does Uncle Hu like to ask about other people's kung fu so much? I would like to ask, what are father and uncle trying to do? It made my old shopkeeper tremble with fear. Did he make you angry?"

Only then did Li Hu get down to business, and said, "I want to bring more than a dozen jars of this Erguotou home and taste it slowly. Who knows that the shopkeeper of your family will not follow his life and death, so he just wanted to talk to you."

Li Wuchang suddenly realized: "Oh, don't blame the uncle, this is all my negligence."

Then he said to the old shopkeeper: "Mr. Chen, go and arrange for a buddy to move twenty altars of Erguotou to Li's mansion in our brewing workshop, and then tell the buddies in the workshop to catch up with the work. As the old rules, the wages are doubled. In addition, you go to the account I will receive a bonus of ten taels of silver."

Shopkeeper Chen clasped his hands and led the waiter down.

Li Zhongyue said with a smile: "You have a way of buying people's hearts."

Li Wuchang waved his hand and said: "Misunderstanding, I don't buy people's hearts at all, it's just that rewards and punishments are clear, this is called rules, and it is also called discipline."

Li Qing got up and looked at the poems on the wall, and sighed: "Wuchang, I heard that these poems were written by your cousin, why didn't I know that our Li family has such relatives?"

Li Wuchang smiled awkwardly, and said: "One watch is three thousand miles away, who knows... whoever's cousin, it's good to hang here to make money."

Li Hu said with a smile: "You said the same thing, be careful of those Confucian scholars who are looking for you to make money with poetry, ha ha."

The subject changed, and he said, "Are you short of money?"

Li Wuchang said: "There is no shortage of money, but I am afraid that someone will send another assassin to assassinate me. I don't know martial arts, so I will make more money. If someone sends someone to assassinate me again, if I can survive by chance, I will spend a lot of money." Ask a few top killers to stab back."

After a pause, he lowered his voice and said, "I've heard a lot of rumors in the world recently, saying that there is an assassin organization, and you can hire a top killer for 5 taels. uncle?"

Li Wuchang's tone seemed to be joking, but Li Lingwu and the others frowned when they heard it, feeling the fierceness and determination in Li Wuchang's words.

"Haha, I'm just joking... By the way, father, I have to go to the private room next door to explain the meaning of the poems on the wall, you see?" Li Wuchang smiled and asked Li Lingwu for instructions.

Li Lingwu hummed and waved his hand to let Li Wuchang take care of himself.

Only then did Li Wuchang take Zhao Xun and Jiang Minglun out of the private room, and ordered a waiter to go to the private room to say hello.

Li Qing looked at Li Wuchang's back, looked at Li Lingwu, sighed, and said, "Brother, your son is getting more and more difficult, and I can't see through it at all now."

Li Hu nodded approvingly.

Li Zhongyue picked up a piece of meat with chopsticks, put it in his mouth, shook his head and said: "This is called Meicaikourou, right? I'll bring some bowls home to eat later... Hey, what kind of eyes are you looking at? Didn't you eat it just now?" Are you interested, especially brother, you never ate pork before."

After a pause: "And Brother Hu, you were the one who dominated the plate of fried foie gras just now, and didn't let others touch it, so you had the nerve to laugh at me."

Li Hu rolled his eyes.

Li Lingwu also smiled helplessly.

cure?

poetry?

Challenge the third prince?
Blackmail the Zhang family?

Find two sixth-rank masters as helpers?
Open a restaurant?

Is there a way to win people's hearts?
Erguotou?
Invent a new dish?

I heard that he plans to open a tailor shop?
Let alone Li Qing, Li Lingwu can't see through his son Li Wuchang now.

(End of this chapter)